Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1908 — Page 2
The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier It cents Per year, by oarrier >5.00 Per Mcetb, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Sin»»e copies 2 seats Advertising rates made knows on application. Watered at the poetoflico at Detcaur, Indiana as second class mail master. J. H. HELLER, Manager, = ' ——s The president is busy giving congress and the senate to understand that he is the head, shoulders and front of the United States army. The fight between the president and congress is the real thing. The subsidy election is next Thursday. If your assessed valuation is 11,000 your right-of-way tax will be $1.50. This is a small tribute to pay for the benefits of an extension of the Fort Wayne and Springfield lines. William O. Barnard, Republican nominee for congress, was a visitor at the Banner office on Monday. Mr. Barnard thinks so much of the Banner that he left a dollar in our possession.—Knightstown Banner. What! a whole dollar? ’Well, that is not so bad after all. It’s at least a hundred per cent more liberal than the present member of congress, Hon. James E UWatson, ever was toward the writer while he was editor of the Republican organ in this city. Why, the distinguished “Jeems” was one of the most faithful subscribers we ever had on the list to the Daily Republican. He took it from the time he was first a candidate for congress in the old Fourth district until the 21st day of September, 1905, twelve years or more, and during all that time to our knowledge he never missed a paper or paid a cent—Shelbyville Morning News. Uncle Nate is grasping at the last straw. Realizing that his record as compared with that of Mr. Adair is as a greasy doughtnut to a snowflake ' biscuit, he has, at his own expense, 1 employed Bert Patterson, an ex-clerk of Muncie, to go over the books of the Jay county clerk’s office during the term of Mr. Adair from 1890 to 1894. As Mr. Patterson is an expert his ser- 1 vices, no doubt, comes high, but Uncle Nate knows full well that if anything can be dug up against Mr. Adair it will be in the clerk’s office books. Probably no official ever went out of office but that some little irregularity could not be traced against him, as the laws governing officials are anything but plain, and Uncle Nate is after the last straw. Adair's friends are not afraid of Uncle Nate’s expert, but me, oh my, suppose some officious individual should take a crack at Uncle Nate’s past record. Or even his very near record. It would stink. •—Bluffton Banner. “A Tale of a Property Man” a story by Porter Emersojn Brown in the Sentinel Saturday, May 9th. "Little Rose McNally” words and Music in the Saturday Sentinel.
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CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. Decatur, Ind., May 9, 1908. Al! Democrats and friends of the Hon. J. A. M. Adair, are invited and requested to be present and co-operate in a delegate convention, to be held at Union City, Jndiana, Wednesday, June 10. 1908. for the purpose of nominating a Democratic candidate for congress, in the eighth district. The convention will meet in temporary organization at eleven o’clock. The basis of representation will be one delegate and one alternate for each 200 votes and for each fraction of 100 or more votes cast for Hon. John W. Kern for Governor in 1904. On this basis each county will be entitled to the following number of delegates: Adams .* 15 Delaware 19 Jay 14 Madison 35 Randolph 10 Wells 15 Total 108 Necessary for a choice. 55. LEW ELLINGHAM. District Chairman.
QUIET IN SOCIETY Ben Hurs Held Their Regular Meeting Last Night at Hall INTERESTING SESSION
Adams County Medical Society Enjoyed Meeting With Dr. Coverdale Decatur Court No. 156 Tribe Ben Hur held their regular meeting last night and considering the bad weather, the attendance was good. Business of importance was transacted after which a good time was enjoyed in a social way. The Adams County Medical association met at the office of Dr. Coverdale last evening. Dr. J. S. Boyers gave quite a talk on the "Embryology of the Digestive Pract,” Other talks were given by the other physicians present, and altogether the meeting was quite a success. Their next meeting will be held in the near future and will be announced later.
County Superintendent L. E. Opliger gave the announcement this morning that the Adams county commencement exercises will be held on the morning of May 11th, at Berne, Indiana. The number of graduates cannot be ascertained, as there will be another examination one week from today for the eighth grade pupils.
Miss Marie Beery was hostess to the Menu-Ate club last evening and a splendid time was had. The members formed plans for the ensuing summer’s enjoyment and will endeavor to carry them out. A delicious six o'clock dinner was served and a social hour enjoyed by all. - o PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev. Richard Spetnagel, Minister. 9:ls—Bible school. 10:30 —Morning service. 4:00 —Junior C. E. 6:30 —Senior C. E 7:30 —Popular service. At the evening service the pastor wil! deliver the third sermon in rhe series on “The Voyage of Life.” His subject will be “Tempest Tossed.” Great interest is being manifested in all departments of the church life. Acordial welcome awaits you.
CLOSED CONTRACT Clement J. Keller Has Contracted to Manage Packing Plant AT RICHMOND Has Assumed Work—He Will Retain Possession of Livery Stable Here
Dee Berger has assumed control of the “Little Palace” livery barn on Jefferson street. The barn is owned by Clement J. Keller, who during the year that he has been a resident of our city, has owned the Bain meat market and worked in the employ of the Decatur Packing company. Mr. Keller is an experienced man in the meat business and has held very responsible positions in this capacity. Some time ago he received a letter from Richmond offering him a position with the Richmond Abattoir company. which carries with it the neat salary of $1,500 per year. Mr. Keller left at once to look over the situation and a few days ago he contracted with the company to work one year. However, Mr. Keller will retain possession of the livery stable here and Mr. Berger wit! manage same. The many friends of Mr. Keller will regret to hear of his departure, although congratulations are in order for his ability to secure such an enviable position.
QUICK HAIRCUTS (Continued from page 1.) er cease until the lion and the lamb shall lie down together or the lamb lies down inside the lion. In speaking thus of special privileges, tending to build up the aristocracy of wealth, I want it understood that the Democratic party is not the enemy of thrift, enterprise and money-making. It only insists that the dollars which a man makes shall be clean enough for his babies to cut their teeth on. It realizes that it is not the external but it is the internal quality that makes the man. It is not what I have said, but what I do with it and how I feel that makes me a Democrat or an aristocrat,”
TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED. Charged with Attempt to Murder Pete Poffenberger. Bluffton, Ind., May 9.—Affidavits were filed yesterday afternoon in circuit court against Frank Brown and Orval Clum, Charging them with assault and battery with intent to kill, and each was placed under bond of SI,OOO awaiting a hearing. Neither of then? can furnish the bond and they will have to lay in jail until next September to secure a trial. T*he affidavits against the young men grew out of the cutting affray last Fridaynight, in which Peter Poffenberger, a local character, was slashed across the throat by Clum and very nearly killed His windpipe >was partially severed and only the prompt work of physicians saved his life, and he is stili lying in a serious condition and has not been pronounced out of danger by the attending physician. The latter stated today that another operation will likely be necessary. Although Clum is charged with being the principal criminal in that he did the real cutting, it is charged that he was incited to do the act by Brown, who was with him at the time and that it was Brown’s razor in the hands of Clum which did the terrible cutting. Poffenberger is confined closely to his bed in charge of a nurse.
WILL BE GREAT SERVICES. Epworth League Officers Publicly Installed. The service of tomorrow night at the M. E. church when the newly elected Epworth league officers will be publicly installed into office promises to be one of the most interesting of the year. Never before in the history of the Decatur M. E. church has the Epworth league experienced such a boom as at the present time, they having more than doubled their membership during the past few months. It is a great organization for the young people and a great help to the church. It seems that Dr. Wilcox is champion of the young folks. He has created untold interest in all departments of the church which accounts for its progressiveness. — o—— I L. A. Holthouse was down street several hours today as a guest of H. L. Conter. He is feeling greatly improved.
MISS HALE'S CONDITION SERIOUS Operated on Yesterday—Slight Hopes for Recovery. An operation was performed on Miss Bessie Hale this morning by three of the local physicians, at her home on west Market street. At 10 o’clock the anaesthetic was administered, and the operation performed. She has been ill for some time with pelvic ab-. scesses on the right and left sides.and these had become very much inflamed endangering her life and making an operation absolutely necessary. These abscesses were removed and the appendix was also taken out. It was found that the bowels had adhered on account of the inflammation, and the condition of the patient is extremely critical. Since the operation she is rallying from the effects of the drug, but it cannot be stated what the outcome will be. If she survives the operation she will have a chance of a permanent recovery, but the conditions at the present time are very grave.—Bluffton Banner.
OUT OF ITS BANKS St. Marys River Overflows at Least One Time Each Year RETARDS FARM WORK
Also the Haugk Stone Quarry—However Makes Better Crops While the St. Marys river has dur. ing the last night receded to a small extent, the water has flooded all of the lowlands in the vicinity of its channel and this retarded the work of the farmers. It is seldom a year passes by that the St. Marys river does not overflow its banks. This fact is accounted for in several ways, the main of which is that many thousands of acres of land is drained by this stream. Its tributaries are numerous and when rainfall is plentiful for a few days, the stream rises rapidly. However, it recedes equally as fast when rainfall ceases and but a short time elapses until the waters are confined within its banks. Not only Is the work of the farmer living near the river retarded, but the Haugk stone quarry cannot start in operation until the river at least recedes to a level lower than the bank that divides the river and the quarry. While inconveniences are caused by the overflow it also has a good feature. Better crops are raised along the St. Marys, .especially the land which it overflows, and this is a redeeming feature well worthy of mention.-
IS AT LARGE AGAIN (Continued frcm page 1.) ing but it was after the wanted man was tried, paid his fine and was re, leased. Sheriff Meyer and his deputy Green set out at once to find him, but no information whatever could be ascertained as to his whereabouts. Wormcastle is out under a SSOO bond on the charge of rape and the Fort Wayne officers would like to lay their hands on him so that the bondsmen han be released.
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CONFIRMATION DAY Class of Seventy-Six Will Take Sacrament at St. Marys Church IMPRESSIVE SERVICES The Rt. Rev. Bishop Alerding Will Be in Charge— Will Deliver Sermon
Tomorrow is confirmation Sunday and the seventy-six little children who took their first communion at the St. Marys '•h«reh wi!' receive the sacrament of confirmation. It will be a beautiful and impressive ceremony and one of the important events in the lives of each, occurring at ten o’clock a. m. sun time. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Herman J. Alerding, D.D., of Fort Wayne, will administer the sacrament at the ten o’clock high mass. At these services Bishop Alerding will also preach the sermon. The program for the day at St. Marys church, includes the Bishop mass at seven o’clock a. m., early mass at eight o'clock a. m. and the high mass at ten o’clock. The commodious church will no doubt be filled by the friends of the class, church members and others who desire to witness this impressive ceremony.
ANSWERS CHARGE (Continued from pass 1.) French Township Insurance Co., the following officers of the company met at the call of Harry O. Grove and they acknowledge the above. Joel Falk, S. Campbell, G. W. Schaffer, A. J. Smith, Jos, Milholland, J. M. Beck and G. W. Rupright. G. W. RUPRIGHT, Pres. French Tp. Fire Insurance Co. o ■ — . NOTICE —Piano tuner Wm. Spiegel of Fort Wayne, will be in Decatur about the 12th of May. Any one desiring their piano tuned may leave •word at Gay and Zwick furniture store. Wm. A. Spiegel. 112-3 t
ICE, ICE Do you use it? If so leave your order with the City Ice Line And secure artificial ice for your coolers this season, H. L. Confer PHONE 92
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REAL ESTATE Do you want to buy a farm? We have a large list of farms for sale located in this county at prices that will interest you. We also have some attractive propositions in Michigan timber and farm land. Quite a number of Adams county farmers have located there and all are doing well. We have many more good propositions there for buyers of cheap lands. It you have only a small amount of money and want to own a farm of your own, come in and see us. At tong the farms located In Adams county we have the following: ▲ 40 acra tract, 6 room house, small barn, other outbuildings, fairly well fenced and drained, soil all black sandy loam, a good bargain. Also an 80 acre farm, 7 room house, large barn, other outbuildings, well fenced and fairly well drained, partly black and partly sandy loam; this 1» a bargain if sold soon. A 190 acre tract in good community, excellent 8 rom house, barn and other outbuildings fair, well fenced and fairly well drained, soil partly black and partly sandy loam; some timber, can be sold at a bargain if sold soon. MONEY TO LOAN —We have plenty of money to loan on improved farnu at lowest rate of interest. No delay. Complete or partial payments allowed. No commission. Write us for full information. Phone 430. Office over Burns Harness Store Northern Indiana Real Estate Co.
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